Enhanced reactivity of Li⁺@C₆₀ toward thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition by encapsulated Li⁺ Lewis acid

• Hiroshi Ueno,
• Yu Yamazaki,
• Hiroshi Okada,
• Fuminori Misaizu,
• Ken Kokubo and
• Hidehiro Sakurai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 653–660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.58

• by the higher HOMO level of 3 compared to that of 4. The products were characterized by spectroscopic and spectrometric analyses (Figures S3–S11 in Supporting Information File 1). 1H, and 13C NMR spectra clearly indicated the formation of [2 + 2] monoadducts. 7Li NMR spectra showed a sharp singlet

• , only the E-isomer was observed, as confirmed by 1H-1H 2D-NOESY NMR spectrum (Figure 4). This is not surprising because similar stereoselectivity has been reported in the photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of empty C60, where the E-isomer is most thermodynamically stable [19][22]. The positive

• Corp., TCI, Sigma-Aldrich) and used as received without further purification. Li+@C60TFSI− was purchased as PF6− salt from Idea International Corp., and then its counter anion was exchanged to TFSI− according to reported procedures [9]. NMR spectra were recorded on a JEOL JNM-ECZ400S (1H: 400 MHz, 7Li

Isolation and structure determination of a new analog of polycavernosides from marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium

• Kairi Umeda,
• Naoaki Kurisawa,
• Ghulam Jeelani,
• Tomoyoshi Nozaki,
• Kiyotake Suenaga and
• Arihiro Iwasaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 645–652, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.57

• from a marine Okeania sp. cyanobacterium. The relative configuration was elucidated primarily by analyzing the two dimensional nuclear magnetism resonance (2D NMR) data. The absolute configuration was clarified by comparing the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data of 1 with those of known analogs

• characteristic UV absorption around 270 nm. The molecular formula of 1 was determined to be C44H66O15 based on the HRESIMS data. The NMR data for 1 are summarized in Table 1. The 1H NMR spectrum of compound 1 was similar to those of known polycavernosides but matched none of them, suggesting that 1 was a new

• analog of polycavernosides [1][3][4][5]. A detailed analysis of the NMR data revealed the planar structure of 1, as shown in Figure 2. COSY and HMQC spectral analyses revealed several partial structures, indicated by the bold bonds in Figure 2. Four HMBC were observed from singlet methyl signals: δH 0.85

Production of non-natural 5-methylorsellinate-derived meroterpenoids in Aspergillus oryzae

• Jia Tang,
• Yixiang Zhang and
• Yudai Matsuda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 638–644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.56

• ). After large-scale cultivation, 3 was isolated and subjected to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis, which suggested that 3 is the C-5′ desmethyl form of preterretonin A [17]. However, several missing signals in the 13C NMR spectrum, likely due to keto–enol tautomerization in the D-ring, hindered

• -5′ desmethyl form of the product from the K187A variant of AdrI, which was created during the in-depth functional analysis of terpene cyclases involved in DMOA-derived meroterpenoid biosynthesis [21], through NMR and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analyses (Figure 2C and Figure S1 in

• . Finally, the A. oryzae strain expressing insA7 produced two major metabolites 7 and 8. Compound 7 was determined to be the C-5′ desmethyl form of insuetusin A1 [19] using NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses (Figure 2C and Figure S1 in Supporting Information File 1; CCDC: 2300695) and was

HPW-Catalyzed environmentally benign approach to imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

• Luan A. Martinho and
• Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 628–637, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.55

• reproducible. Unsuccessful substrates for these reactions were also detected (Scheme 4). The use of 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine provided a complex mixture of products (1H and 13C NMR analysis). When 6-amino-2-thiouracil was used, only the starting materials were recovered. Regarding the aldehyde component, the

• heating. The yields refer to isolated yields after column chromatography and the structures were confirmed by FTIR, NMR, and HRMS. Substrate scope of the HPW-catalyzed GBB reaction using aliphatic aldehydes. Reaction conditions: 2-aminopyridine (0.50 mmol), aliphatic aldehyde (0.50 mmol), isocyanide (0.50

• mmol), and HPW (0.01 mmol, 2 mol %) in EtOH (0.5 mL), under μw heating. The yields refer to isolated yields after column chromatography and the structures were confirmed by FTIR, NMR, and HRMS. Unsuccessful substrates for the HPW-catalyzed GBB-3CR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines. 10-Fold

A laterally-fused N-heterocyclic carbene framework from polysubstituted aminoimidazo[5,1-b]oxazol-6-ium salts

• Andrew D. Gillie,
• Matthew G. Wakeling,
• Bethan L. Greene,
• Louise Male and
• Paul W. Davies

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 621–627, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.54

• (I) chloride in acetone led to the formation of the desired AImOxAuCl and AImOxCuCl metal chloride complexes 13 and 14, respectively (Scheme 2) [7]. The 1H NMR spectra of the resulting AImOx metal complexes show a loss of symmetry for the diisopropyl substituents, indicating restricted rotation about

• which could not be fully purified or characterised but has a characteristic AQ quartet of two protons replacing the singlet for the N-methyl group in the 1H NMR spectra consistent with a cyclometallated complex from C–H insertion [31][32]. Three distinct sets of N-methyl and N-methylsulfonyl signals

• , with a major one accounting for approximately 80% of the total, were observed in the 1H NMR spectra of 15 likely due to restricted rotation around the metal carbene bond combining with the locked rotation around the oxazole C4–N bond. Elemental analysis was consistent with the proposed structure and

Chemical and biosynthetic potential of Penicillium shentong XL-F41

• Ran Zou,
• Xin Li,
• Xiaochen Chen,
• Yue-Wei Guo and
• Baofu Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 597–606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.52

• m/z 341.1862 [M − H]− (calcd for C20H25N2O3, 341.1870). Spectroscopic analysis, including 1H NMR, 13C NMR (Table 1), and DEPT, revealed that compound 1 contains three methyl groups, one of which is oxygenated, four methines, three saturated non-protonated carbons, and two ketone carbonyl carbons (δC

• 175.94, δC 194.36). Its NMR data closely resemble those of brocaeloid D [23], with the notable addition of a methoxy group (δH 3.20/δC 53.92). HMBC correlations confirmed the presence of a reversed prenyl group and differentiated compound 1 from brocaeloid D by the substitution of a succinimide

• substructure at C-14 with a methine at C-16, indicated by the methoxy group. The position of the methoxy substituent was established by HMBC correlations, and the 13C NMR data suggested that compound 1 includes a 4-oxo-2,3-dihydro-(1H)-quinolin-3-yl fragment. The planar structure was established from HMBC

Entry to new spiroheterocycles via tandem Rh(II)-catalyzed O–H insertion/base-promoted cyclization involving diazoarylidene succinimides

• Alexander Yanovich,
• Anastasia Vepreva,
• Ksenia Malkova,
• Grigory Kantin and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 561–569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.48

• this protocol for spirocyclization and spiroheterocycle formation. The first step of the synthesis, the insertion of rhodium carbene into the O–H bond of 3-bromopropanol, was carried out under standard conditions in the presence of 0.05 mol % Rh2(esp)2 in dry DCM. 1H NMR spectroscopy was used to

• 1H NMR spectroscopy data, one of its components was the product of the migration of the double bond of the benzylidene fragment into the succinimide cycle – compound 22. Finally, a compound with a longer side chain 24, obtained from 2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethanol (23), underwent exclusively isomerization

• under basic conditions resulting in achiral product 25. No proton signals related to the expected cyclization product were detected in the proton NMR spectrum. The formation of phthalide from compound 18 under the action of base is difficult to explain. In this case, for some reason, the nucleophilic

Synthesis of photo- and ionochromic N-acylated 2-(aminomethylene)benzo[b]thiophene-3(2Н)-ones with a terminal phenanthroline group

• Vladimir P. Rybalkin,
• Sofiya Yu. Zmeeva,
• Lidiya L. Popova,
• Irina V. Dubonosova,
• Olga Yu. Karlutova,
• Oleg P. Demidov,
• Alexander D. Dubonosov and
• Vladimir A. Bren

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 552–560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.47

• were isolated preparatively and fully characterized by IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopy as well as HRMS and XRD methods. The reverse thermal reaction was catalyzed by protonic acids. N-Acylated compounds exclusively with Fe2+ formed nonfluorescent complexes with a contrast naked-eye effect: a color

• vibrations of the thiophene and amide carbonyl groups were observed at 1663–1678 and 1705–1713 cm−1, respectively. The 1H NMR spectra contained signals of methine protons (=CH–) in the region 7.92–9.02 ppm, which corresponded to the Z-configuration of the C=C bond. According to data previously obtained [14

• ], the signals of methine protons of E-isomers should be in the region of approximately 5.90 ppm [14]. Other IR, 1Н and 13С NMR spectroscopy and HRMS data confirming the structure of the synthesized compounds 1 and 2a–c are presented in Supporting Information File 2. Nonacylated compound 1 showed long

Synthesis and biological profile of 2,3-dihydro[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridines, a novel class of acyl-ACP thioesterase inhibitors

• Jens Frackenpohl,
• David M. Barber,
• Guido Bojack,
• Birgit Bollenbach-Wahl,
• Ralf Braun,
• Rahel Getachew,
• Sabine Hohmann,
• Kwang-Yoon Ko,
• Karoline Kurowski,
• Bernd Laber,
• Rebecca L. Mattison,
• Thomas Müller,
• Anna M. Reingruber,
• Dirk Schmutzler and
• Andrea Svejda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 540–551, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.46

• reduced pressure. The remaining residue was purified via column chromatography (gradient ethyl acetate/hexane) to afford 6-(2-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-ylamine (9b, 9.98 g, 93%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ) 7.92–7.88 (m, 1H), 7.53–7.49 (m, 1H), 7.36–7.31 (m, 1H), 7.25–7.20 (m, 1H), 7.16–7.10 (m, 1H), 6.50

• temperature and stirred for 4 h. Subsequently, the reaction mixture was diluted with water, and the resulting solid was filtered off. The solid was washed thoroughly with water and dried to afford 3,5-dibromo-6-(2-fluorophenyl)pyridin-2-ylamine (10b, 17.62 g, 97%) as an orange solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ

• 11b as thiol–thione tautomer consisting of 6-bromo-5-(2-fluorophenyl)[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-2-thiol and 6-bromo-5-(2-fluorophenyl)[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-2(3H)thione (17.20 g, 97%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ) 9.96 (br s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.50–7.44 (m, 1H), 7.41–7.38 (m, 1H), 7.29–7.25 (m

Switchable molecular tweezers: design and applications

• Pablo Msellem,
• Maksym Dekthiarenko,
• Nihal Hadj Seyd and
• Guillaume Vives

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45

• attached functional arms. The formation of new hydrogen bonds between -OMe groups and protonated pyridine stabilizes a "W"-shaped open conformation. The conformation switch can be easily followed by NMR spectroscopy in solution. Remarkably, the water-soluble tweezers 1, when functionalized with hydrophobic

• terpyridine-bearing platinum–salphen known for their luminescence properties [41]. The closing process of the tweezers 12 was studied by NMR or UV–vis titrations with Zn2+ and other cations such as Pb2+, Fe2+, Cu2+, Eu3+, and Yb3+ indicating in all cases a 1:1 association model. The system can then be

• , conformational analysis performed by variable temperature NMR led to the conclusion that the open and closed conformations have similar energies and are in fast exchange at ambient temperature. This fluxionality resulted in a relatively low affinity for the electron-poor aromatic guest 2,4,7-trinitro-9

A new analog of dihydroxybenzoic acid from Saccharopolyspora sp. KR21-0001

• Rattiya Janthanom,
• Yuta Kikuchi,
• Hiroki Kanto,
• Tomoyasu Hirose,
• Arisu Tahara,
• Takahiro Ishii,
• Arinthip Thamchaipenet and
• Yuki Inahashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 497–503, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.44

• the presence of a new compound designated KR21-0001A (1). The structure was elucidated by NMR, and the absolute stereochemistry was determined by advanced Marfey’s method. The results indicated that 1 is a new analog of dihydroxybenzoic acid. 1 has no antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi

• determined as C12H13NO7S (requiring seven degrees of unsaturation) from the [M + H]+ ion at m/z 316.0484 (calcd. for C12H14NO7S, 316.0485) by HRESIMS. The 1H and 13C NMR spectral data of 1 are listed in Table 1. The 1H NMR and heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) data indicated the presence of two

• sp2 methines, one sp3 methine, one sp3 methylene, and one methyl group. The 13C NMR data showed the resonances of twelve carbons, which were classified into six olefinic carbons (including two oxygenated carbons: δC 151.0 and 145.2), three carbonyl carbons, one sp3 methine carbon, one sp3 methylene

Ligand effects, solvent cooperation, and large kinetic solvent deuterium isotope effects in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkene hydroamination

• Ruichen Lan,
• Brock Yager,
• Yoonsun Jee,
• Cynthia S. Day and
• Amanda C. Jones

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 479–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.43

• undertaking a 1H NMR spectroscopic kinetic survey of solvent, ligand, and substituent effects on the general reaction 1 → 3 (with a variety of N-protecting groups), to supplement known qualitative observations. We found that, (1) electron-withdrawing phosphines accelerate hydroamination, (2) reactions are

• , Table 2, entry 4). We were not able to determine the maximum impact of added MeOH, because the rate of cyclization became too fast to be detectable by 1H NMR kinetics (t < 5 minutes). A LN-LN plot of MeOH concentration versus observed rate gives a slope of 0.7, indicating less than first order

• (k(4a/4c)) for urea substrate 1a → 3a and no MeOH (see Table 1). Hydroaminations with slower reacting substrates revealed another important factor. 31P NMR spectra during the cyclization of carbamate 1b indicated significant amounts of catalyst decomposition when PhOP(o-biphenyl)2AuOTf (4a) was used

Pseudallenes A and B, new sulfur-containing ovalicin sesquiterpenoid derivatives with antimicrobial activity from the deep-sea cold seep sediment-derived fungus Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793

• Zhen Ying,
• Xiao-Ming Li,
• Sui-Qun Yang,
• Hong-Lei Li,
• Xin Li,
• Bin-Gui Wang and
• Ling-Hong Meng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 470–478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.42

• sulfur-containing ovalicin derivatives, along with three known analogues 3–5, were isolated and identified from the culture extract of Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793, a fungus obtained from the deep-sea cold seep sediments. Their structures were established by detailed interpretation of NMR spectroscopic

• LH-20, and semi-preparative HPLC, yielded compounds 1–5 (Figure 1). Structure elucidations Pseudallene A (1), initially obtained as colorless amorphous powder, was assigned a molecular formula of C16H28O5S with three indices of hydrogen deficiency according to the HRESIMS data. The 1H NMR spectrum

• )], four aliphatic methylenes, four methines (with two oxygenated and one olefinic), and four exchangeable protons. The 13C NMR spectroscopic data (Table 1) displayed all 16 resonances which were classified by DEPT experiments into the categories of four methyls (including one methoxy), four methylenes

Synthesis of 2,2-difluoro-1,3-diketone and 2,2-difluoro-1,3-ketoester derivatives using fluorine gas

• Alexander S. Hampton,
• David R. W. Hodgson,
• Graham McDougald,
• Linhua Wang and
• Graham Sandford

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 460–469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.41

• reaction of compound 1a with Selectfluor in acetonitrile (MeCN) gave high yields of the monofluorinated product 2a with no difluorinated product being observed by 19F NMR analysis of the product mixture after 5 h (Scheme 1). In contrast, attempts to fluorinate 1a with one equivalent of fluorine gas in MeCN

• gave no noticeable conversion on analysis by 19F NMR spectroscopy, and a large excess of fluorine led to formation of a dark brown tar from which no useful product could be isolated. On the bases of these failed attempts, coupled with our previous experiences with the DBM scaffold [16][17][36], we used

• the crude yields of fluorinated products were estimated by 19F NMR integration (monofluoro product 2a, δF −189.9 ppm; difluoro product 3a, δF −102.7 ppm) (Table 1, entry 3). Using excess fluorine or DABCO (entries 5 and 6 in Table 1) led to the formation of tars, while 0.1 equiv of DABCO (entry 7

(E,Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluorobut-2-enes: hydrofluoroolefins halogenation/dehydrohalogenation cascade to reach new fluorinated allene

• Nataliia V. Kirij,
• Andrey A. Filatov,
• Yurii L. Yagupolskii,
• Sheng Peng and
• Lee Sprague

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 452–459, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.40

• of stereoisomers in 2:1 ratio. After isolation by distillation, 2,3-dibromo-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane (2) was characterized by 1H, 19F, 13C NMR and mass spectra. We studied the reaction of dibromoalkane 2 with various bases such as DBU, Hünig’s base (iPr2NEt), and potassium hydroxide (Table 1). In

• all cases, except the reaction in diglyme (Table 1, entry 5), a mixture of (E)- and (Z)-2-bromo-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-enes (3a,b) in a ratio of 2:1 was formed. The configuration of the isomers was determined by the 5JFFcis coupling constant in the 19F{H} NMR spectrum (ca. 0 Hz for (Z)-isomer and

• completion of the reaction the mixture of isomers 3a,b was separated from the water phase and distilled at 55 °C. Further increase in the amount of KOH led to the elimination of the second mole of HBr with the formation of hexafluorobut-2-yne (4). By controlling the course of the reaction by the 19F NMR

Development of a chemical scaffold for inhibiting nonribosomal peptide synthetases in live bacterial cells

• Fumihiro Ishikawa,
• Sho Konno,
• Hideaki Kakeya and
• Genzoh Tanabe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 445–451, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.39

• the A-domain of gramicidin S synthetasea. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 50: Additional Figures, experimental part and NMR spectra. Funding This study was supported by grants from the Institute Foundation for Science, Osaka (IFO) to F.I. This work was partially supported by the

Enhanced host–guest interaction between [10]cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) and [5]CPP by cationic charges

• Eiichi Kayahara,
• Yoshiyuki Mizuhata and
• Shigeru Yamago

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 436–444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.38

• state of the corresponding host–guest complex. Here, we report on the size complementary formation of the host–guest complex between [10]CPP and the dication of [5]CPP, [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+ (Figure 1c). The association constant, Ka, determined by 1H NMR titration, was about 20 times higher than that of the

• host–guest complex consisting of neutral [10]CPP and [5]CPP, [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP [31]. While the 1H NMR analysis also supported the closed-shell electronic structure of both the host and the guest, neutral [10]CPP and [5]CPP2+, respectively, a partial CT from the host to the guest was suggested by the

• + and neutral CPP was first examined by adding a solution of [5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2 in CD2Cl2 to a mixture of [8]-, [9]-, [10]-, [11]-, and [12]CPPs in CD2Cl2 at 25 °C (Figure 2a). In the 1H NMR spectrum of the resulting mixture, only the signals of [10]CPP and [5]CPP2+ shifted downfield by about 0.44 ppm

Mono or double Pd-catalyzed C–H bond functionalization for the annulative π-extension of 1,8-dibromonaphthalene: a one pot access to fluoranthene derivatives

• Nahed Ketata,
• Linhao Liu,
• Ridha Ben Salem and
• Henri Doucet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 427–435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.37

• from Acros. KOPiv (95%) was purchased from Doug Discovery. These compounds were not purified before use. All reagents were weighed and handled in air. All reactions were carried out under an inert atmosphere with standard Schlenk techniques. 1H, 19F and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker Avance

• data of synthesized compounds. Supporting Information File 44: Copies of 1H, 19F, and 13C NMR spectra. Acknowledgements We are grateful to Dr. Elsa Caytan for NMR experiments. Part of this work has been performed using the PRISM core facility (Biogenouest, Univ Rennes, Univ Angers, INRAE, CNRS, FRANCE

Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters

• Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
• Jean-Philip Lumb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35

• ). Importantly, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy at 25 °C supported the formation of species 107. However, NMR measurements at −40 °C showed the accumulation of BiIII complex 131, which can be prepared separately in a stoichiometric experiment. As such, two different pathways may lead to the C

• , accompanied by the formation of cyano-B(pin) 142. Importantly, in the absence of ZnCl2, intermediate 140 could be detected by HRMS and 11B NMR, highlighting the pivotal role of ZnCl2 in promoting rearomatization. N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis In 2019, Nagao and Ohmiya reported the decarboxylative

Facile approach to N,O,S-heteropentacycles via condensation of sterically crowded 3H-phenoxazin-3-one with ortho-substituted anilines

• Eugeny Ivakhnenko,
• Vasily Malay,
• Pavel Knyazev,
• Nikita Merezhko,
• Nadezhda Makarova,
• Oleg Demidov,
• Gennady Borodkin,
• Andrey Starikov and
• Vladimir Minkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 336–345, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.34

• short-term heating of the melted reactants at 220–250 °C is described, and the compounds were characterized by means of single-crystal X-ray crystallography, NMR, UV–vis, and IR spectroscopy, as well as cyclic voltammetry. The reaction with o-amino-, o-hydroxy-, and o-mercapto-substituted arylamines

• unambiguously established based on COSY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR-spectroscopic data. Further, the 15N NMR spectrum of 5a confirmed the typical pyrrole-like character of the N(12) atom as well as the pyridine-like character of the N(7) and N(14) atoms (Figure S31, Supporting Information File 1) [21][22]. The

• reaction products as 12H-quinoxaline[2,3-b]phenoxazines was confirmed through DFT calculations, X-ray crystallography, and NMR spectroscopy. Electronic absorption spectra (Table 2 and Figures 5–7) and electrochemical properties (Table 3) of the heteropentacyclic compounds 4a–h, 5a–c, 6a,b, and 10c revealed

Spatial arrangements of cyclodextrin host–guest complexes in solution studied by ¹³C NMR and molecular modelling

• Konstantin Lebedinskiy,
• Ivan Barvík,
• Zdeněk Tošner,
• Ivana Císařová,
• Jindřich Jindřich and
• Radim Hrdina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 331–335, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.33

• 2026/5, 121 16 Praha, Czech Republic Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Praha, Czech Republic 10.3762/bjoc.20.33 Abstract 13C NMR spectroscopic analyses of Cs symmetric guest molecules in the cyclodextrin host cavity, combined with molecular

• signals in 13C NMR spectra. This signal split can be correlated to the distance of the guest atoms from the wall of the host cavity and to the spatial separation of binding sites preferred by pairs of prochiral carbon atoms. These measurements complement traditional solid-state analyses, which rely on the

• crystallization of host–guest complexes and their crystallographic analysis. Keywords: anisotropy; 13C NMR; cyclodextrin; host–guest complexes; Introduction Complexation of organic and inorganic compounds with α-, β-, or γ-cyclodextrins and their derivatives [1] is an established tool used in medicine for drug

Discovery of unguisin J, a new cyclic peptide from Aspergillus heteromorphus CBS 117.55, and phylogeny-based bioinformatic analysis of UngA NRPS domains

• Sharmila Neupane,
• Marcelo Rodrigues de Amorim and
• Elizabeth Skellam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 321–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.32

• – unguisin J (1) – along with known unguisin B (2) were isolated from a solid culture of Aspergillus heteromorphus CBS 117.55. The structure of compound 1 was elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis including HSQC, HMBC, COSY, and 2D NOESY as well as HRESIMS. The stereochemistry of 1 and

• compound 1 was elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS/MS. Unguisin B was identified by the 1H and 13C NMR data with the reported data [1][5]. Compound 1 was obtained as a white amorphous solid optically active, with +23.4 (c 0.1, MeOH). Its molecular formula was established as C41H56N8O7 by HRMS ([M + H

• ]+ at m/z 773.4338, calculated for C41H57N8O7+, m/z 773.4345, Δ 0.9 ppm; [M + Na]+ at m/z 795.4162, calculated for C41H56N8O7Na+, m/z 795.4164, Δ 0.3 ppm) and NMR data analysis, corresponding to eighteen indices of hydrogen deficiency. Its UV spectrum exhibited absorption maxima at λmax 219 and 279 nm

Synthesis of π-conjugated polycyclic compounds by late-stage extrusion of chalcogen fragments

• Aissam Okba,
• Pablo Simón Marqués,
• Kyohei Matsuo,
• Naoki Aratani,
• Hiroko Yamada,
• Gwénaël Rapenne and
• Claire Kammerer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 287–305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.30

• using a high-pressure mercury lamp equipped with a sharp cut filter (λ > 380 nm), which resulted in a smooth conversion into the PBI product 6a within 20 min. Interestingly, the sulfoxide derivative exhibited enhanced kinetics, as confirmed by UV–vis spectroscopy and NMR experiments. The latter was also

Synthesis of spiropyridazine-benzosultams by the [4 + 2] annulation reaction of 3-substituted benzoisothiazole 1,1-dioxides with 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes

• Wenqing Hao,
• Long Wang,
• Jinlei Zhang,
• Dawei Teng and
• Guorui Cao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 280–286, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.29

• investigated the performance of other organic and inorganic bases, but they did not improve the yield (Table 1, entries 8–12). The structure of spiropyridazine-benzosultam 3aa was determined by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS analysis and single-crystal X-ray crystallography [33]. Further experiments conducted with

• reaction from 3aa to 4aa. The effects of solvents, bases, reaction time and temperature on the [4 + 2] annulation reactiona. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 28: Experimental part, NMR and HRMS spectra.

Unveiling the regioselectivity of rhodium(I)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for open-cage C₇₀ production

• Cristina Castanyer,
• Anna Pla-Quintana,
• Anna Roglans,
• Albert Artigas and
• Miquel Solà

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 272–279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.28

• , leading to β-site isomers as minor products. Taking this into account, we carefully analyzed the NMR spectra of compound 2a. Analysis of 1H NMR spectra of 2a provided valuable information that confirmed the generation of two regioisomers in a 71:29 ratio (Figure 2). Comparable proportions of reactions at

• column chromatography, giving an inseparable mixture of different isomers. The oxygenation process was confirmed by HRMS, which gave a single peak at m/z = 1170.0756 corresponding to [3a + Na]+. On analyzing carefully the mixture by 1H NMR spectroscopy, we observed three different sets of three methyl

• protons marked in red and the ones marked in green might be those of the β-isomer (29%). Unfortunately, NMR experiments did not allow to differentiate between α- and β-3a derivatives. The reaction was carried out also with bis(fulleroid) derivative 2b, exhibiting the same behavior. Conclusion In this